Fostering Student Innovation

Student Ventures

YEI staff work with students throughout the year to provide them with feedback and assistance to help get their venture off the ground. Below is a list of student ventures currently working with YEI:

AccuScholar (school administration web applications )

Founder: Max Uhlenhuth (YC ’12)

Barefoot Concepts (a designer athletic shoe company)

Founders: David Smith (YC ’11) and Jay Sullivan (YC ’11)

Big Game (provider of services to corporate purchasing and sustainability offices)

Founder: Anastasia O’Rourke (FOR ‘09)

The Campus Kings (college-themed, designer shoe company)

Founders: Stephen Cammock (YC ’09), Chris Chau (YC ’10), Henry Finkelstein (YC ’09) and Tim Kau (YC ’09)

Career Cadence (career assessment tool)

Founders: Paul Holzer (SOM '09) and Alan Carniol (SOM '10)

Cincinnatus Capital Partners (student-run hedge fund)

Founders: Joshua Gordon (YC ’11), Philip Piro (YC ’11), and Nicholas Rugoff (YC ’11)

College Sports Press (blog network providing college sports coverage)
Founder: David Lee (YC '10)

Cube Knowledge (educational software)

Founder: James Rapp (MED ’10)

Cubiverse (online media platform)

Founders: Chistopher Bartley (MD/PhD ‘ 14), Alexander McBurney (YC ’05), and Jason Park (GRD ’13)

GetFreeCups (marketing company)

Founders: Ryan Ashayeri (YC ’10) and Anichya Gujral (YC ’10)

Green Bride Guide Online (online green weddings marketplace)

Founder: Kate Harrison (FOR ‘09) and Team Member: Henry Finkelstein (YC '09)

Grilled Cheese To Go (fast food franchise)
Founder: Michael Inwald (SOM '10)

MyDayly (online tool for music discovery)
Founders: Danny Hakim (YC '09) and Michael Waxman (YC '09)

Roameo (online event management)

Founder: Jessica Cole (YC ’12)

Tezin Software (website development and management)

Founders: Jazear Brooks (YC ’11) and Philip Shao (YC ’12)

Tigris (medical tourism)

Founders: Farhad Anklesaria (YC ’10) and Casper Desfeux (YC ’10)
 

Please note only Yale student founders are listed here.